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Commentary is America’s premier monthly magazine of opinion: General, yet Jewish. Highly variegated, with a unifying perspective.Listen to The Commentary Magazine Podcast, along with more than 40 other original podcasts, at Ricochet.com. No paid subscription required.

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Putting the Con in Consultant Aug 18, 2026

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Our Washington Commentary Columnist James Kirchick joins us on this week-long series of interviews for our upcoming September print issue. We welcome Jamie to our line of commentary columnists and discuss his piece on the progressive consultant class bubble.

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Mission Accomplished? Aug 17, 2026

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Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tod Lindberg joins us on this week-long series of interviews for our upcoming September print issue to discuss his cover story on the War on Terror and the global changes in the quarter century since the September 11 attacks.

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Non Campus Mentis Aug 14, 2026

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It's Friday, and we close out the week by discussing the tendency of leftist candidates to publicly put down favorite American pastimes and places and how this could impact Abdul El-Sayed's political ambitions. Plus, the antisemitism reckoning at Haverford College, the dismissal of the antisemitism case against Harvard, and Duke's racial admissions discrimination. Also, Eliana recommends the Netflix documentary Mourinho.

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Backdoor Socialism Aug 13, 2026

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Matt Continetti is back to discuss recent primary results and the artificial differences between so-called establishment and insurgent nominees, and how muddying these lines allows socialism to infiltrate mainstream democratic circles. Plus, the debate surrounding "woke 1" and what a post-Trump right might look like, and Matt recommends Lee Child's No Middle Name.

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Poll Vaulting Aug 12, 2026

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We are back to discuss the fallout of Francesca Hong's loss in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary and what another stunning polling error that radically favored far left candidates tells us about upcoming races. Plus, Trump endorsements no longer guarantee victory to republican primary candidates, the controversy surrounding the security incident involving Air Force One in Ankara, and John recommends James Ellroy's Red Sheet.

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Hong Out to Dry Aug 11, 2026

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It's primary day in Wisconsin, and Francesca Hong is in the spotlight with her history of terrible comments and social media posts, AOC hand-waves "woke 1" and announces IVF treatments, and New York Magazine's antisemitism-infused ode to Middle Eastern food and culture in NYC.

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No Way Out Aug 10, 2026

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We are back to discuss the never ending cycle of the Iran war and the forming regional alliances in the wake of an American power vacuum, as well as the president's polling and the looming electoral disaster in the midterms.

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Frogs Electing Scorpions Aug 07, 2026

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Contributing editor Eli Lake is back to discuss Chuck Schumer's promotion of Abdul El-Sayed despite styling himself the Guardian of Jews, and the folly of attempting to appease those who hate you. Plus, President Trump's hard-to-believe declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is open and the prospect of a terrible Iran deal on the backdrop of negative economic numbers, and John recommends the Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony.

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Pyrrhic Victories Aug 06, 2026

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Our friend Noah Rothman joins us today to share in our crushing morosity over recent election news, and whether the rise of terrorism-friendly politics and academia are the result of the decisive win in the War on Terror. What strategies might work in countering candidates like Abdul El-Sayed and Francesca Hong and the intersection of Marxism and Islamism?

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Abduly Noted Aug 05, 2026

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Today we discuss Abdul El-Sayed's tiny margin of victory in Michigan in contrast to polls that predicted a landslide, as well as the sorry state of the Democratic establishment and what these results tell us about the November election. Plus, the remarkable story out of the UK regarding fabulist Cambridge Professor Jason Arday, which grew out of a report on supposed plagiarism in his work, and Simon & Schuster's shame in publishing antisemitic author Susan Abulhawa.

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